# Distant Replay

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**"Distant Replay"** is a [magic realism](/source/Magic_realism)/[slipstream](/source/Slipstream_(genre)) [short story](/source/Short_story) by American writer [Mike Resnick](/source/Mike_Resnick), originally published in the April 2007 issue of the *[Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine](/source/Isaac_Asimov's_Science_Fiction_Magazine)*. It was nominated for the 2008 [Hugo Award for Best Short Story](/source/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Short_Story).[1]

## Plot summary

The story follows Walter Silverman, a man who sees a young woman that looks exactly like his deceased wife. As he gets to know her he discovers that she has too many things in common for this to be a coincidence. He then comes up with a plan to help out her love life and manages to find his own [Avatar](/source/Avatar) for her to meet.

## References

1. [2008 Hugo Nomination List](http://www.denvention.org/hugos/08hugonomlist.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080324200739/http://www.denvention.org/hugos/08hugonomlist.php) March 24, 2008 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

- An audio version is available on [Escape Pod](/source/Escape_Pod_(podcast)): [\[1\]](http://escapepod.org/2008/05/01/ep156-distant-replay/)

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